Berlusconi is destroying the state based on the rule of law

In Italy the rule of law is under threat, the liberal daily La Vanguardia believes, referring to a controversial law to shorten legal proceedings that would spare Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi undergoing lengthy trials for corruption which he currently faces: "Silvio Berlusconi is once again trying to use his position as head of government and his party's parliamentary majority to outwit the judiciary. It seems he is using all the political powers he has to avoid the legal proceedings that once again threaten him. ... Respect for the principles of the state based on the rule of law are at stake."

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